Minimally invasive palliative resection of lumbar epidural metastasis

“Minimally invasive palliative resection of lumbar epidural metastasis“ Andrew Yew, MD, Jon Kimball, MS, Patrick Pezeshkian, MD, Daniel C. Lu, MD, PhD Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Spinal metastatic lesions are the most common tumors encountered by spinal surgeons. As with procedures for degenerative disease, MIS techniques have been applied to minimize muscle and soft tissue destruction in procedures for tumor resection. He